Town Crier file photo Xavier Cook, coaching the Mountain View High girls basketball team last winter, was recently hired to coach the softball team.

When Xavier Cook was offered the job of varsity softball coach at Mountain View High, he didn’t accept right away. Cook had to check with his family first.

After all, he already has a full-time job handling campus security at Los Gatos High and coaches Mountain View’s varsity girls basketball team.

]]>info@latc.com (Pete Borello - Staff Writer/peteb@latc.com )SoftballTue, 29 Aug 2017 17:00:00 -0700SF's late rally not enough against Mitty in softball finalhttps://www.losaltosonline.com/news/sections/sports/195-softball/55512-sf-s-late-rally-not-enough-against-mitty-in-softball-final
https://www.losaltosonline.com/news/sections/sports/195-softball/55512-sf-s-late-rally-not-enough-against-mitty-in-softball-finalDespite being down 9-0 at the start of the sixth inning of the Central Coast Section Open Division final, the St. Francis High softball team showed it wasn’t ready to give up.

The Lancers put up five runs in the sixth and loaded the bases with one away in the seventh before Mitty pitcher Savanna Smith shut them down. She retired the next two batters, preserving a 9-5 win for the Monarchs May 27 at PAL Stadium in San Jose.

Shelly Bowers/Special to the Town Crier The Foothill College softball team reached the finals of the Northern California Super Regionals earlier this month. The Owls went 36-8 this season and won the Coast Conference North Division.

In one year, Foothill College went from having no softball team to having one of the best in the state.

The Owls – who had to cancel their 2016 season due to a lack of players – advanced to the finals of the Northern California Super Regionals earlier this month.

Megan V. Winslow/Town Crier Los Altos High freshman Cassie Chou pitches against Wilcox Thursday. The Eagles lost the home game 12-4.

The Los Altos High softball team’s inexperience showed in Thursday’s 12-4 home loss to Wilcox. The Eagles, with only four seniors on the roster, made too many mistakes to compete with the Chargers.

“This year is going to be a little challenging for us,” said coach Tom Barrera, whose team slumped to 0-3 in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division and 3-9 overall. “We have a lot of inexperienced players, and that’s what we’re dealing with – teaching them how to play.”